Alison K. George – Associate

Education
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Juris Doctor
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi

University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 2002
Bachelor of Journalism
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Honors College Graduate

Alison K. George graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri in 2002, earning a Bachelor of Journalism in Advertising with a Spanish minor. She attended DePaul University College of Law and obtained a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2006, specializing in intellectual property law. Upon graduation, she worked as a rotating law clerk for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and subsequently served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gary W. Lynch. She then entered private practice in Kansas City with a focus on intellectual property litigation.

Mrs. George joined Neale & Newman in August of 2009. Her practice areas include intellectual property, appeals, commercial litigation, and corporate transactions. 

Areas of Practice:
Appeals
Business & Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Estate Planning
Intellectual Property Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
 
Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 2006
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2009

Professional Associations/Memberships:
American Bar Association, 2006 - Present
The Missouri Bar Association, 2006 - Present
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, 2006 - Present

Civic Involvement:
Rotary Club of Springfield Metro
Springfield Ballet Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:
Lathrop & Gage, Associate, 2008 - 2009
Hon. Gary W. Lynch, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Judicial Clerk, 2007 - 2008
Hon. Jeffrey W. Bates and Hon. John E. Parrish, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Rotating Clerk, 2006 - 2007

Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Delta Pi